School news: contract signed with new superintendent; paraprofessionals agreement reached; overnight school trip policy under consideration

February 12, 2022 by Carol Britton Meyer (courtesy photo of Dr. Margaret Adams above the next Superintendent of the Hingham Public Schools.) The School Committee completed contract negotiations with new Hingham Public Schools Supt. Dr. Margaret Adams and reached an agreement with the Hingham Education Association Unit B (paraprofessionals) regarding the reopening of schools for …

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Hingham High to go mask-optional Monday, remaining HPS on Feb. 28; School Committee calls for community support to end divisiveness

February 12, 2022 By Carol Britton Meyer (iStock photo) During a remote meeting Friday with 187 participants, the School Committee voted to allow Hingham High School to go mask-optional starting next Monday, Feb. 14, and the other five Hingham Public Schools to follow suit beginning Feb. 28 — the date Department of Elementary & Secondary …

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Human Rights Commission Proposal Given nod of Approval by Select Board

Photo Courtesy of the Town of Hingham February 11, 2022 By Carol Britton Meyer The Select Board this week approved the establishment of a Human Rights Commission that Hingham Unity Council Board Member Courtney Orwig called “an important step toward ensuring that all who live, work, study, and worship here feel safe and welcome.” Select …

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Hingham Public Schools Sees Potential 1.43 Percent Budget Increase, Discusses Options at Joint Meeting

February 9, 2022 By Staff Writer The Hingham Public School department could see a 1.43 percent increase in revenue to its 2023 fiscal year budget following a joint discussion meeting with the town’s select board, school committee and advisory committee Tuesday night. The proposed $62.6 million budget, unanimously approved by the school committee at its Tuesday meeting, focuses …

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Foster School proposal design stage progressing; community meeting planned for this Thursday

February 8, 2022 By Carol Britton Meyer School Building Committee Vice-Chair Ray Estes presented a progress report about the proposal to either renovate/build a new Foster School to the School Committee Monday night, including the preferred design renderings. The proposal is moving through the Massachusetts School Building Authority process, with the hopes that the MSBA …

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On Lincoln Day, Hingham Welcomes Abraham Lincoln Biographer Michael Burlingame

Lincoln Day Hingham Militia Company February 7, 2022 Submitted by the Hingham Historical Society The Hingham Historical Society invites residents of Hingham and the South Shore—and history lovers everywhere—to participate in Hingham’s 45th annual Lincoln Day on Saturday, February 19, 2022.  Lincoln Day commemorates two famous Lincolns with Hingham roots:  Benjamin Lincoln, Major General in …

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